Comptche: 200-acre fire near Comptche floods Ukiah Valley with smoke

Fire spread rapidly near the community of Comptche Monday afternoon, flooding the Ukiah Valley with smoke, according to fire authorities.

The fire started at 2:20 p.m. and was initially reported by CalFire as a 20 acre fire on Flynn Creek Road and Comptche Ukiah Road, about 30 miles west of Ukiah. The blaze had grown to 50 acres about an hour later and had reached 200 acres and was 5 percent contained by 5:30 p.m., according to CalFire.

"A few structures were lost and multiple structures are threatened," Ukiah Valley Fire District Capt. John Strangio said.

The fire, dubbed the "Flynn Fire" by CalFire, started near the Comptche Fire Department, according to Strangio. The cause was unknown. Further information will be reported as it becomes available.

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